Freelance Weekly

Green Industry Insiders Wanted

DESCRIPTION:

Examiner.com seeks environmental activists, educators, sustainability-focused or other eco-conscious people who have in-depth experience in, and passion for, a particular Green-related subject to write for us. Examiners are local insiders with solid writing skills who desire to share their knowledge with others. They are socially-conscious people in the community who wish to fulfill their inner calling and improve the lives of others. Examiners have their own page on our website complete with a photo and a bio which may also include links to their personal site. As a result of their articles, Examiners often gain invitations to attend special events, offers to be quoted in the media as the local expert, and other doors of opportunity may open up. Your work on Examiner.com can help you establish your personal brand and allows you to use your written voice to reach a broader audience and gain recognition for your efforts. Click here to read more »

Freelance Article Writer

DESCRIPTION:

• We are a successful publisher looking for freelance writers on particular topics.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Are you a person who loves to write? Someone who:
• Has expertise in a particular area?
• Can digest the key information about that subject into an interesting and compelling article of 700 to 1000 words?
• Can write in an interesting, journalistic (not academic) style?
• Has the discipline and drive to do it over and over again?
• If so, we’ve got the perfect job for you! Click here to read more »

Backend PHP, Drupal, MySQL DB Developer

DESCRIPTION:

• Saforian is a small, professional creative firm located in Northern Virginia. We are growing our team and looking for a talent.
• Our flexible services focus on high-quality design, standards-based front-end code, and open source back-end development. We have a large variety of clients ranging from non-profits to restaurants to large corporations. Most of our exciting new projects are utilizing Drupal as the core CMS. Your role would be our primary back-end developer on these client sites: configuring Drupal, customizing existing modules, and creating custom ones when needed. You will also help define requirements for new projects, and take the lead in planning and developing new small-to-midsize PHP/MySQL web apps (outside of Drupal) for clients.
• Being a creative firm, you will need to have a decent eye for design and coordinate with our visual and interface designers when developing user-friendly sites.
• We do not have a central office, so you will be able to work independently from home. Preference will given to someone in the DC metropolitan area so we can still meet occasionally. Click here to read more »

Freelance Researchers

DESCRIPTION:

• At Mintel, we are looking to build and develop our network of research consultants around the world who are available to work on a freelance basis, primarily to support commissioned bespoke market intelligence research projects.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates can be located in any major city, but must be fluent in English and have computer and internet access. Freelance Researchers can be expected to undertake a wide variety of tasks and should have existing experience in any of the following disciplines: Click here to read more »

Junior PHP Developer

DESCRIPTION:

• If you liked the challenge of building just about anything with Legos, Lincoln Logs, K’nex or any other blocks when you were a kid – then you’ll probably want to apply to our web developer position at Spitball. As a leading advertising agency in NJ, we have the pleasure of working with a great variety of clients and businesses – which brings with it a great variety of projects. Spitball develops small, local business sites to highly-complex web apps.

REQUIREMENTS: Click here to read more »

Social Media Intern

DESCRIPTION:

YourTango is hiring a social media intern to help mange and grow our presence on the web via social network and bookmarking sites.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates must have strong writing and communication skills, a background in English or Journalism and experience in online media (basic HTML, CMS experience and knowledge of SEO). The social media intern will work directly with the Director of Strategy & Operations, and so will have the opportunity to learn many tips and tricks of the trade. Click here to read more »

Breaking News & Celebrity Blogger

DESCRIPTION:

YourTango, a website for women about love and relationships, is hiring 1-2 breaking news bloggers, who will submit 5-10 300-word posts/month to our celebrity and news & trends blogs. Topics include breaking news about dating, marriage, sex, divorce, celebrity breakups & divorces, juicy celeb sex rumors, celebs who are dating each other, etc.

This position is about gaining maximum web exposure for YourTango; if you’re our blogger, you already know what this entails. Click here to read more »

Template Designer for Online Photo Site

DESCRIPTION: 

• Pixami provides an online application that allows customers to make custom photo books, calendars, posters, mugs, mousepads, etc. with their own photos and text. We license the software to other companies, who put it on their web sites with their own brand. Click here to read more »